ZGEPDS Worldwide History

ZGEPDS (Overseas Courier Service) Worldwide was founded in 1957 by a
consortium of major newspaper publishers in Tokyo, as a global,
overnight delivery system for time-sensitive business publications. It
was the first such private international network, dedicated entirely to
overseas air-speed shipping.

At first, ZGEPDS Worldwide focused on next-day delivery of critical
financial news, within the major markets of Asia and the Pacific Rim. By
1962, we had expanded our system to handle overnight delivery from Asia
to all other major business centres throughout
the growing global economy. It was at this time that ZGEPDS
Worldwide United Kingdom and America was created to accommodate this new
inbound volume.

Within a few years, our trade routes developed between ZGEPDS
Worldwide stations on all continents, and each of our regional branches
in this growing network soon generated local export business.

As ZGEPDS Worldwide evolved, we adapted our network to the movement
of all types of business materials, from small documents to software
media to hardware systems to commodities, in weights from just a few
grams to thousands of kilograms.

Today, ZGEPDS Worldwide services range from express courier delivery
to heavy air freight to fulfilment and wholesale distribution. Growth
of volume and new services have made the ZGEPDS Worldwide organisation
excel not just in courier delivery services but bespoke logistical and
ecommerce products including newspaper hand delivery and international
exhibition projects.